SUTTON, Vt. (AP) — Communities in rural parts of Vermont on Friday woke up once again to damaged homes and washed-out roads due to heavy rainfall and flash flooding, making it the third consecutive summer that severe floods have inundated parts of the state.

"Permanent repairs and replacing the bridges is something that we don’t dare get started on until we have more assurance that we’re going to be refunded for it," said Plainfield's emergency manager.

Vermont faces third straight summer of flash floods, damaging homes and roads. Climate change and steep terrain worsen impacts as residents seek solutions.